- Date
- August 29, 1971
- Place
- Baytown, TX · BAYTOWN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5555QMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163525
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1936 71/8/29 BAYTOWN,TEX MOONEY M20C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 420 TIME - 1450 N5555Q PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMPHREY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAYTOWN,TEX TOMBALL,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- VERT FIN REAR SPAR BKN ABV ATTACH POINTS.NO FRONT SPAR ATTACH BOLTS LOCATED-PAINT IN BOLT HOLES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5555Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Humphrey
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